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25 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 James Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 James Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 is 41.9% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

25 James Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 James Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2016
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Construction of a single storey side/rear extension to existing garage and conversion of garage into habitable room

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/15/4154
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2004
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single storey extensions to rear

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    MC/04/0342
    View planning record

What's in 25 James Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1DH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

25 James Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£532,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£375,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2015Most recent

    £375,000

    +50.0%over 11 years
  2. 6 February 2004

    £249,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1DH: £340,000 (2023–2016).

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On the street

Versus other James Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

25 James Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,930

Street avg £3,998

Below

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

James Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cuxton Community Infant School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1DH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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